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Absence of mutagenic and recombinagenic activity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the Drosophila wing-spot test and Allium cepa test.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety - 1 Jan 2014
de Andrade Laise Rodrigues, Brito Arian Sandin, Melero Anna Maria Gouvea de Souza, Zanin Hudson, Ceragioli Helder José, Baranauskas Vitor, Cunha Kênya Silva, Irazusta Silvia Pierre
Abstract excerpt
In order to assess the safety of the carbon nanotubes to human health and the environment, we investigated the potential toxicity and ability of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (NT), to induce DNA damage by employing the Allium cepa genotoxicity/mutagenicity test and the Somatic Mutation and Recombination Test (SMART) in the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster. The results demonstrated that NT did not significantly...
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